Welcome to Emerald Irish Tours. We are Martina and Carmel Haugh, sisters born and raised in County Clare along Ireland’s stunning Wild Atlantic Way. From our home on the beautiful Loop Head Peninsula, we proudly run our family-owned Irish tour business, providing Private Tours of Ireland and sharing the very best of Ireland with visitors from around the world.
We specialize in personalised private tours of Ireland, luxury driver-guide experiences, genealogy and ancestry tours, airport transfers, and concierge travel services tailored to your interests, pace, and travel style. Whether you want to explore the Cliffs of Moher, the Wild Atlantic Way, hidden gems, historic sites, ancestral homelands, or authentic Irish villages, we create unforgettable journeys designed entirely around you.
Our genealogy tours offer visitors the opportunity to reconnect with their Irish roots, explore family heritage locations, and experience the places where their ancestors once lived. With deep local knowledge, international travel experience, and a passion for Irish culture and hospitality, we are dedicated to making your Ireland vacation relaxed, authentic, and memorable from start to finish.
We would love to hear about your travel plans. Please fill out the contact form below and we’ll be in touch to help create your perfect Irish adventure.
Discover Ireland in comfort with personalised private driver-guided tours designed entirely around you. We specialise in luxury Private Tours of Ireland, custom itineraries, airport transfers, and authentic local experiences that allow you to explore Ireland at your own pace.
From the moment you arrive, your private driver guide will help you experience the very best of Ireland — without the stress of planning routes, navigating unfamiliar roads, or rushing between destinations.
Travel in comfort while we take care of every detail of your journey.
Touring around Ireland in the comfort of your luxury private Mercedes air-conditioned vehicle with your private driver guide is the way to go for your Irish family vacation.
Our private driver guides in Ireland are professional, friendly, relaxed, fun and very informative and will be keen to show you around Ireland and go the extra mile to make sure that your trip is enjoyable.
We will be in touch within 24 hours to start planning your trip.
Every journey we create is completely tailored to your interests, travel style, and schedule.
Your custom Ireland itinerary can include Ireland’s most iconic destinations, scenic coastal drives, hidden gems, historic landmarks, traditional Irish villages, and unforgettable local experiences.
With each day dedicated to your private tour, you’ll enjoy a relaxed and flexible travel experience designed around you — not crowded schedules or large tour groups.
Popular destinations include:
As local Irish driver guides, we love sharing the places many visitors never discover on their own.
Along the way, we can include:
Our goal is simple — to help you experience the real Ireland in a relaxed, authentic, and memorable way.
For guests tracing their Irish roots, we offer personalised Irish genealogy and ancestry tours throughout Ireland.
We help visitors reconnect with their heritage by exploring ancestral towns, family homesteads, churches, cemeteries, and parishes connected to their family history where possible.
These journeys are deeply personal and create meaningful connections to Ireland’s past and present.
Whether you are visiting Ireland for the first time or returning to explore more, we provide tailored travel experiences including:
As sisters born and raised in County Clare along Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way, we bring deep local knowledge, genuine Irish hospitality, and a personal touch to every tour.
We are passionate about helping visitors experience Ireland beyond the guidebooks — creating journeys that feel relaxed, authentic, and unforgettable.
We would love to hear about your travel plans.
Fill out the contact form below and we will respond within 24 hours to begin planning your personalised Ireland experience.
A User Friendly Trip to the Wild Atlantic Way - My family wanted to visit several small towns in North Mayo that were simply not easily accessible by public transport. We reached out to Emerald Irish with our desired itinerary... read more
Will F
Excellent - Martina was so easy to work with and made the process of planning easy. Our driver Henry was fabulous. Great information shared and fun stops along our route. He also... read more
ColleenK974
Incredibly delightful - Our driver was punctual, warm, and incredibly welcoming. The tour itself was wonderfully flexible, allowing it to be tailored perfectly to our interests and preferences. It covered everything we had... read more
Blanca B
